Leg assembly for a figure toy

Claim 2

In a figure toy having a leg-receiving aperture, a leg assembly comprising: a pair of legs connected together by a bight portion; a cylindrical member including a stirrup engaging said bight portion; and means retaining said cylindrical member in said aperture in such a position that said leg assembly extends substantially vertically from said figure toy.

Claim 3

A leg assembly as stated in claim 1 wherein said cylindrical member comprises: first and second semicylindrical portions connected together at a first end by said stirrup; and snap means securing said semicylindrical portions together in a closed position with said stirrup extending as a loop from said first end, whereby said cylindrical member may be opened to receive said bight portion in said stirrup and then closed by said snap means to retail said bight portion in said stirrup.

Claim 4

A figure toy, comprising: a body portion having an encompassing wall including a top portion, a bottom portion and an intermediate portion; facial features provided on said intermediate portion; an elongated recess provided in said top portion; an aperture provided in said bottom portion; a first U-shaped appendage member simulating arms and hands, said arms being connected together by a bight portion, said hands extending from the ends of said arms which are remote from said bight portion and having planar portions lying in the same plane; means securing said bight portion in said elongated recess with said arms extending generally vertically from said top portion when said figure toy is in an upright position, said planar portions being adapted to support said figure toy in an inverted position; and a pair of legs and feet extending from said aperture for supporting said figure toy in an upright position.

Claim 5

A figure toy, comprising: a body portion having an encompassing wall including a top portion, a bottom portion and an intermediate portion; facial features provided on said intermediate portion; an elongated recess provided in said top portion; an aperture provided in said bottom portion; a first U-shaped appendage member simulating arms and hands, said arms being connected together by a bight portion, said hands extending from the ends of said arms which are remote from said bight portion and having planar portions lying in the same plane; means securing said bight portion in said elongated recess with said arms extending generally vertically from said top portion when said figure toy is in an upright position, said planar portions being adapted to support said figure toy in an inverted position; and a pair of legs and feet extending from said aperture for supporting said figure toy in an upright position.

Claim 6

A figure toy as stated in claim 3 wherein said legs and feet are a unitary U-shaped structure connected together by a bight portion and wherein said figure toy includes a cylindrical plug having a stirrup carrying said bight portion of said legs and a cylindrical portion engaged in said aperture.

Claim 7

In a figure toy having a leg-receiving aperture, a leg assembly comprising: a pair of legs connected together by a bight portion: a cylindrical member including a stirrup engaging said bight portion; means retaining said cylindrical member in said aperture in such a position that said leg assembly extends substantially vertically from said figure toy; and means provided on said cylindrical member for retaining a costume in position thereon.

Claim 8

In a figure toy having a leg-receiving aperture, a leg assembly comprising: a pair of legs connected together by a bight portion: a cylindrical member including a stirrup engaging said bight portion; means retaining said cylindrical member in said aperture in such a position that said leg assembly extends substantially vertically from said figure toy; and means provided on said cylindrical member for retaining a costume in position thereon.

Claim 9

A leg assembly as stated in claim 5 wherein said means retaining said cylindrical member in said aperture includes a first annular recess on said cylindrical member.

Claim 10

A leg assembly as stated in claim 5 wherein said means for retaining a costume in position on said cylindrical member comprises a second annular recess.